Whatever car you choose, and despite all the tech that's loaded into them, your decision ultimately rests on what's under the hood. Performance and fuel efficiency are usually right up there in the Malaysian buyer's decision making matrix, and the engine that provides these must also be very reliable. Better yet if it's not a hassle to maintain. Best if it could also hedge against next year's increasing fuel prices. A tough ask for manufacturers, so usually it's a balance between two or three of

Hybrid cars are not new to Malaysians, seeing that they have been available in Malaysia for roughly 15 years with the introduction of the FD-generation Honda Civic Hybrid. And today, hybrids are even more popular, as manufacturers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all offer at least one hybrid model in their line-up here in Malaysia. More recently, Perodua has thrown their hat in the ring with the 2022 Perodua Ativa Hybrid. On one of the presentation slides that Perodua showed, the second national

The modern automatic transmission is one of the most complex systems at work in your car. More so than just cycling through the gears – the transmission in today’s cars works very closely with the engine to manage fuel economy, performance as well as the overall efficiency of the vehicle. Thus, it should come as no surprise that the transmission, is amongst the most expensive items to repair if a failure occurs. Proper transmission rebuilds can cost upwards of RM 3k even for a B-Segment sedan le

Thailand gets the 2022 Civic FE hybrid first but ours isn’t far behind Most powerful yet with 184 PS / 315 Nm of torque Possible replacement for the VTEC Turbo RS variant here Our northern neighbours always get the good stuff before us and it’s a trend that continues with the 2022 Honda Civic (FE) e:HEV hybrid. Simultaneous global debuts for the new powertrain saw the sedan unveiled in Thailand while Europe and it’s love affair with hatches saw them get the shorter rump body. Also Read: The 2022

GAC Toyota, Toyota’s distributor in China, has teased the pending launch of the all-new 2022 Toyota Frontlander. The Frontlander is the Toyota Corolla Cross’ twin in China and is expected to go on sale by the end of this year. From what little we can see on the preview, the Toyota Frontlander is expected to look largely the same as the new Toyota Corolla Cross that was launched in Japan last month. Also read: All-new 2021 Toyota Harrier to get Frontlander twin in China? According to Chinese repo

Yes, you read that right - the Honda Integra name is making a comeback in 2021! Except not in the way you last remembered it to be: it'll be the name of the China-market all-new 2021 Honda Civic. With China's huge car market, it's common for manufacturers to have multiple joint ventures (JVs) there. In Honda's case, they have two partners - Guangqi (GAC) Honda and Dongfeng Honda - each selling the same models with slight differences under different names. This means that GAC-Honda is very likely